Nigerian parents almost always have a negative bias against tattoos and that's why you'll get stares and banters from them when you talk about it. Some even go as far as attributing it to gangsterism.

That's why we are offering free tattoos for parents like us." The Asletts lost their baby girl last year. She inspired them to offer memorial tattoos for other parents just like them.

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Miss Manners: No congratulations for young adults’ new tattoos. Letter writer is unimpressed with parents’ urging their young adult kids to show off their new ink.

Nigerian parents almost always have a negative bias against tattoos and that's why you'll get stares and banters from them when you talk about it. Some even go as far as attributing it to gangsterism.